Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-02-09
AN INDICATION OF WAR.
Tons of American Powder Being Shipped
to Europe.

Tons of American Powder Being Shipped
to Europe.
PHILADELPHIA, February s.-As n
straw which shows which ways the Europ-
ran war wind blows, the people of VIII
mington, Del, are attaching 4 great deal
of importance TO the unusual activity at
the Dupont Powder Mill on the Brandy
wine The mills have never III their his
tory been more active, and the men are
working night and day in some parts OF
the great establishment, which is turning
out black powder such as soldiers use in
war, by the ton. The powder-makers are
told that the orders now on hand cannot
he filled fast enough, and these indications
of an unprecedented demand for the ar
ticle has strengthened the current belief
that the DupOnts are shipping large guam
titles Of explosives to France or Germany,
and that the war in Europe is coming
surely in the spring.
Just before the FrancO-Prussian war the
mills were run on extra time, as is the case
now, and this was taken then, rs now, as
q pretty sure harbinger of war. Persons
closely connected with the Dupont Powder
Works, and who are familiar with what is
going on at other powder mills in the
country, say that in all of them there is
almost as great activity rs at the works on
the Brandywine, and while nobody i'll the
business is willing to admit that all this
increased manufacturing of powder is be-
cause of demands and orders from Europe,
they evidently do not expect people to be-
lieve their little evasive answer and their
stories about sending all this powder tn
the coal mines.
1t is n fact well known in marine cir
cles that the Duponts have been endeavor-
ing for some time past TO have large con-
signments of goods sent to France by
transatlantic steamers from New York,
and that they have not been successful in
these endeavOrs. Recourse was then had
to sailing vessels, and injuries have been
for charters. The shipping men say that
the DupOnts will now purchase vessels.
There is decided smell Of war in all,
which cannot very well he disguised.
The New Year Commenced with Luck.
They had invested in the 200th Monthly
Grand Distribution of The Louisiana State
Lottery, which took place on Tuesday
always Tuesday,, January llth, 1887,
under the sole supervision of Gen'ls G. T..
Beauregard, of La, and Jubal A. Early, OF
Va. las is usually the clse), $53j, 900 wa
sent flying all over the world. Here is
where some of it went. No. 81, 800 drew
first capital prize of $l5O,0O0, sold in
tenths at 81 each, sent TO NJ. 4. DauphiD,
New Orleans, La-one went to Cornelius
BecannOn, well.known citizen Of St
Louis, Mo-; one to Ben Kiam, 4 popular
merchant of Messrs Kiam Bros, OF Hous
ton, Texas; one to +. J. Gilmore, paid
through First Natl Bank Of Los Ange.
les, Cal. one to a depositOr in the Canal
Bank of New Orleans, La. one TO J. Cain,
Norfolk, Va, paid through the Marine
Bank there; one paid through the Anglo.
Californian Bank, limited, ofSan Francisco
Cal. one paid to Wells, Fargo & Co
Bank, San Francisco, Cal; one to John
Campbell, North Muskegons Mich. one to
Alva Elder, Princeton, Kan; the Other
tenths went elsewhere. No. 5,174 drew
the second capital prize Of $50, 900, also
sold in tenths Of 81 each. One went TO S.
L. Hill, OF New Orleans, La; one to vii
liam Whalen, a watchman at the Miss. &
Tenn. X. X. Depot, Memphis, Tenn, paid
through the Bank Of Commerce there; on'
to Charles Mitchell of Pecan Point Ark,
paid through the Bank of Commerce,
Memphis, Tenn; one 10 n deposition
in the Peoples Bank Of New
Orleans, La; the remaining successful
names are withheld. No. G., ,637 drew tn.
third capital prize of 81, 900, was sold u
party in San Jose, Costa Riea, G. A
Nos. 79, IA and 90, $50 drew the fourti
two capital prizes Of $4,000 each, anf
were sold in tenths at 81 each, 10 partie.
in New York City, Washington, ID. c..
San Francisco, Sacramento City and SAINT:
Rosa, Cal, Baltimore, Nd, Grenola, Kan.
Maryyille, Mo-, Memphis, Tenn, Sayan
nah, Ga, Whiteville, n. c., Bentonyille
Ark, Allentown, Pa, Failfax, Va, etc.
and so the wheel resolyed on. ii will e
around again on March 18th, and any on
can obtain any information about 1t OF
application to NJ A. nauphin, New Or
leans, La Why not catch at this cbanc
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